The preparation of the acetals of a number of pyrrole mono-and dicarboxaldehydes is described. It is shown that, provided the reactivity of the unsubstituted ring positions on the pyrrole nucleus is not too low, a carboxyaldehyde or a carbonitrile group may be substituted onto the pyrrole ring using the Vilsmeier reaction or chlorosulfonyl isocyanate respectively. Vilsmeier formylation of the diacetal, 2, 4-di (5, 5-dimethyl-1, 3-dioxan-2-yl)-pyrrole, ...